Numeration Definition

Numeration Sentence Examples

• A decimal system of numeration was used, with numbers going up to io,000.

• In numeration, indeed, uniformity was not attained till at least the 2nd century of the Christian era.

• Numeration was at a low level, based on counting fingers on one hand only, so that the word for man (puggana) stood also for the number 5.

• Arithmetic is supposed to deal with cardinal, not with ordinal numbers; but it will be found that actual numeration, beyond about three or four, is based on the ordinal aspect of number, and that a scientific treatment of the subject usually requires a return to this fundamental basis.

• The systems adopted for numeration and for notation do not always agree with one another; nor do they always correspond with the idea which the numbers subjectively present.